An empirical investigation of the antecedents of learner-centered outcome measures in MOOCs

Table 1 Pearson correlations between the predictor variables and the two dependent variables

Variables	Intention fulfilment	Learner satisfaction
Pre-course
Age	.15	.22*
Gender	−.15	.11
Previous experience with MOOCs	.07	.01
Importance of MOOC’s benefits	.26**	.29**
Importance of MOOC’s disadvantages	.04	.05
Online SRL – Environmental structuring	.21*	.21*
Online SRL – Goal setting	.33***	.31**
Behavioural variables
Number of videos accessed	.30***	.43***
Number of quizzes accessed	.37***	.37***
Number of forums accessed	.24***	.16*
Duration of participation	.24*	.19*
Number of activities accessed	.36***	.34***
Receiving completion certificate	.41***	.38***
Post-course variables
Perceived course usability	.37***	.44***

Gender - male coded as ‘1’ and female coded as ‘2’, Previous experience with MOOCs – yes coded as ‘1’, Receiving completion certificate - received a certificate coded as ‘1’
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001